Posted 12/4/2023, 5:47:00 AM
Agnes Chow, Exiled Hong Kong Activist, Refuses to Return from Canada Citing Mental Health and Pressure
- Agnes Chow, prominent HK pro-democracy activist, says she won't return to HK to meet bail conditions
- Chow moved to Canada to study, cites "mental illnesses" and pressure from authorities as reasons not to return
- Many HK activists jailed, arrested, exiled or silenced after 2020 national security law
- Chow agrees to visit mainland China with authorities to get passport back, now says she likely won't return to HK
- Police condemn Chow's decision, say she'll bear "stigma of 'fugitive'" and urge her to return before it's too late